sh0wme0nthed0ll:

I wanna ruin our friendship
We should be lovers instead
I don’t know how to say this
‘cause you’re really my dearest friend

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From there the morning flew by as excruciatingly painful as it could. Chuck nearly choked on a pancake when Red… err… Jennifer, as her mom was calling her, kept asking what Chuck had been up to. To that Chuck would just shove a bite into her mouth, wait until she finished the food and then ask her mother if she was enjoying her day. 

It was interesting to see her mother again, with her blonde hair down for once. Having a day off meant having her hair down apparently. Seeing the nearly white blonde lock flowing freely was surprising. 

In her childhood all Chuck remembered about her mom was the immaculate hairstyle she had that never had a strand out of place. When she was little Chuck had wanted to grow out her hair as long as her mothers and be able to do the same things when she was older. 

Now as she sat across from the woman she didn’t know who she wanted to be. But she did know the other blonde glaring at her from across the table was very much a threat. 

Of course by now she was out of food, and out of an excuse.

“Well,” she was finally going to have to explain. “If you didn’t already know…” She didn’t know how long she could drag this out for.

“I am living in Motorcity, and I’m still doing a lot of tech work.”

The smile on Jennifer’s face was all but deadly. “Yeah? And are you dating anyone?”

To that Chuck flushed. “Errr… yes?” She admitted weakly. “I actually wanted to come see if I could get any of my old stuff if you still had it to maybe give as a gift.”

“Why something old?” Her father chirped in with. “We should use this as an excuse to go shopping.”

Her mother leveled him with a look. “Did you not get me anything for today?” 

“What?” He sounded suspicious. “Why would you even think that?”

As the two started to bicker Jennifer returned her gaze to Chuck. “A gift huh? You guys got a special anniversary coming up?” The next part was said in a lower tone. “Maybe a year since she gave you that pretty little scar?”

The minute Michelle had parked Mutt in one of the entrances to Deluxe, Julian’s voice broke through her panic.

“Mich! Stop. Freaking. Out. Okay?” Though the red-head was just as worried for Chuck’s safety, someone had to keep their head on straight right now. He’d managed to slip away from his mom for a few minutes, using the age-old excuse of having to use the bathroom. “Just…ugh. Okay, look, think of it this way. If you don’t get it together, you’re not gonna be any help to Chuck, alright?”

Michelle gripped at her hair, Jules’ comm sprite floating around her as she paced next to her car. “I know that, Jules. But I can’t help it! The last time she was up here, she barely escaped with her life and got a nice little scar to boot, if you recall!”

Though that day seemed so long ago now, Michelle still didn’t like thinking about it. Julian shifted in the bathroom, trying to keep his voice down, yet trying to comfort his…leader all the same. Though the terms ‘boyfriend’ and ‘girlfriend(s)’ had been tossed about easily concerning him and the two girls…lately he hadn’t exactly been contributing a whole lot to the relationship. But just because their, frankly unusual, relationship was starting to faze him out of the picture didn’t mean he couldn’t stop caring for ‘his girls’ anytime soon.

“Sshh. Michelle. I know, okay? Look, I’m just as worried about Chuck as you are. You know I care about you girls.” Leaning against the bathroom wall in thought, Julian started to form a quick plan. “…Okay. My mom doesn’t have any plans for us until later. Think you can sneak into the Deluxe Shopping Center? I can loan you one of my blank holograms there, and just tell my mom I’m picking up something for her. Think you can do that, Mich?”

Thankfully, the sound of Julian’s voice had calmed down Michelle considerably. Taking a few deep breaths, the brunette brought up a map of Deluxe. Thankfully, she’d parked only about a minute or so away from the shopping center. “Yeah. Yeah, I got it covered. I’ll meet’cha there, Jules….Thanks.”

Closing up her comm, Michelle bolted to the nearest batch of cover that could be provided on the way to the Center. But being so focused on the task at hand, Michelle failed to notice another, taller figure a few yards away do the same…heading in the opposite direction. Towards KaneCo Tower.

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A very muscled arm hooked her neck in a choke hold and she immediately reached her arms up to try and pry the arm away. “I don’t know how you found out where I live you Burner trash, but let me assure you, you won’t be leaving with this knowledge.”

The voice was familiar yet not, clear, yet Chuck thought it should be distorted. 

Shit.

It had to be Red. 

“Food.” She managed to struggle out, and the grip loosened just a bit. “Why would I break into your house and make food?”

“To poison it.” Red shot back, as if she knew everything. 

“Let me rephrase,” Chuck moved her hands so there could be a little more space between her throat and Red’s forearm. “Why would I break into your house on Mother’s Day and make breakfa-“

“Charlotte!” A male voice exclaimed. 

Both girls quickly broke apart, and Chuck turned towards the sound, surprised to see her father. He had more creases at his eyes than she remembered, and he didn’t seem as tall as she used to believe he was. 

“Uncle, this intruder b-“

“Hi dad.” Chuck said with a weak wave. The girl who previously had her in a choke hold whipped her head around so fast to look at Chuck that the blonde was surprised she didn’t hurt her neck.

Of course once Chuck realized who the woman behind the mask was, she thought she might break her brain in thinking so hard. It was her cousin, the one she shared the name with. Well in Jennifer’s case a middle name, but still enough that Chuck had never liked the Charlotte title.

“I…” Her dad still looked confused, and rather than continue talking her just turned right around. “I’ll go get your mother.”

“Don’t you dare tell them who I am.” Re… Jennifer said, looking very menacing. 

“uhh…” Chuck scratched at the back of her neck. “I was just about to say the same thing.” 

Michelle frowned in concern, her hands gripping the steering wheel a little harder than usual. Chuck hadn’t answered any of her calls, and wasn’t even at her apartment. Even if the blonde had gone off to take a ‘personal day’, she usually told Michelle where she’d be first.

Her worry growing by the minute, the brunette decided to try her last resort. Parking Mutt on a deserted strip of old highway, Michelle opened up the main screen in her comm system. Hesitant, she promptly poked the screen, leading her to the comm system mainframe.

While she wasn’t as tech savvy as most of the others, Chuck and Julian had been nice enough to teach her how to do this much. ‘This much’ meaning how to activate a homing signal on each of the Burner’s comms. Michelle hated violating her friends’ privacy like this, but it was all for her peace of mind.

Sighing in resignation, Michelle hit Chuck’s comm link, keeping her eyes on the screen as the signal locked onto her girlfriend’s comm.

…

…

…”Shit.”

Michelle’s eyes widened in panic as she saw the small, blue dot that was Chuck’s comm signal. Her fingers went to work, a bead of sweat rolling down her face as she typed out a message to Julian. When that was done, the brunette slammed her foot onto the gas pedal, heading for one of the few exits out of Motorcity.

Michelle was in full-blown panic mode now, and she believed she had every right to be.

…Chuck, her best friend and girlfriend, was in Deluxe.

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The sun was rising against the sky, giving Deluxe a beautiful glow, reflecting off of all the white surfaces. Chuck had her hair pulled back and actually looking nice for once. She had a Deluxe uniform on, bought by Clarence to actually fit her. She wanted to look as much like herself as she used to, hoping that would make it easier for her parents to recognize her.

It was Mother’s Day which meant that everyone in Deluxe had the day off, even Abigail Kane. She felt bad for Julian who was probably stuck with his mother all day. She felt even worse for leaving Jackie, her adopted mom. Michelle was spending the day with Jackie though, so Chuck didn’t feel too bad. 

It wasn’t that her mother was all that important, but this was the only day Chuck knew she would be able to move around without worrying. The most important thing Chuck was trying to get to was anything she had left in her old room, especially any old jewelry. More specifically a ring. 

Ahaha, but the first step was to actually get to her house. The streets were completely bare, and Chuck walked along a familiar path to get to her old home. Luckily she had hacked into some records to make sure she knew where everyone was. 

When she finally made it to the pod she didn’t know what to do, whether she should knock or just wait for someone to open the door. Finally she decided to just break in, since it was probably too early for anyone to be awake. 

The area was empty, but a scan revealed that her parents were sleeping in their room and their was someone staying in her room. Which was probably a guest room now. So she tiptoed into the kitchen area and placed her bag down as quietly as she could. From there she took out all the ingredients she brought with her.

Thirty minutes later there were four plates set on the table with pancakes and strawberries and fresh orange juice. Chuck was at the sink, rinsing things off. 

Meanwhile, back in Motorcity, Michelle was bravely choking down yet another bite of one of Jackie’s infamous okra-mayonnaise muffins. The woman had decided that 5am was a good time to wake the brunette up for a round of food-testing.

Michelle wouldn’t complain, though. Even if she had to hold back her gag reflex for a few hours. It was Mother’s Day, and as such, the brunette couldn’t bear to leave Jackie without a little company. True, the aging woman was pretty rough around the edges, but she’d basically taken Michelle in when the ex-commander had deserted Deluxe. Even if the brunette was just a year or so away from legally being an adult, Jackie had been the closest thing to a mom that she’d ever known in her 17 years.

Growing up with just the caretakers in Deluxe’s orphanage, Michelle had never gotten moments of genuine care. Half the time, said caretakers were usually monitored on how much the kids were ‘coddled’. No hugs, kisses, or worry. Just making sure they all got just enough attention to make it through another day. The brunette didn’t remember much before she was around 4 years old, though. Everything before then was always sort of hazy and indistinguishable.

Sometimes, though…if Michelle thought hard enough, she could almost remember someone actually caring for her. Another kid. An older boy, to be more exact. But the ‘memory’, if she could even call it that, was so faded and hazy that Michelle had eventually put it aside as wishful thinking of a little girl. True, Michelle could’ve easily gotten a family to adopt her…but she’d decided back then to be the sister that nobody in the building actually had. So, she broke a few rules. Made herself out to be a bit of a troublemaker back then. Nobody adopted her, and the kids liked her well enough. She’d cleaned up her act when she’d been signed up for the KaneCo military academy, though.

Turning back to Jackie, Michelle chuckles as the woman begins to retell a story from her youth. The Burner leader takes another bite of a muffin, choking down the pastry with a smile. Her past made little difference to her now. Imaginary brothers who held her hand, and little kids who looked up to her back then made no difference now. Michelle had found her family. Living in the bowels of Deluxe and the heart of Motorcity.

Though…around 9am, Michelle decided that Jackie was happy enough to leave on her own. It had nothing to do with the mushroom-humus-corn-casserole she’d just made. Nope. No sir, not at all. Politely excusing herself from the garage, Michelle hopped into Mutt for a quick drive. Maybe she could take Chuck to Antonia’s for some pizza or something. It’d been a while since they’d had a proper date.

Cold Blooded, Warm Hearted

trollsofthezodiac:

askfem-mike:

“Find anything interesting up there, buddy??” Maybe he could spot the very place Michelle was looking for with the view he had.

Claws dig into bark while a long tail wraps around the branch, keeping him firmly and safely in place. “I see a castle!” he barks back down in order to answer the question Michelle had asked him before turning his attention back toward it. Then he faintly remembered the little girl he’d once met after she had wandered into the timeline where he lived with his family. Tanis.

Was this the place she had talked about? The prospect excited him and caused Darius to hop down onto one of the lower branches, closer to his guardian.

“A castle??” Michelle’s smile widens, before she grabs hold of the closest branch. Scaling her way up the tree, the brunette eventually makes it up to the top alongside her charge. Well, the kid wasn’t lying~

Though still about a hour’s walk from where they were, Michelle could still clearly see the high towers of the castle. If she squinted, she could also make out a few of the city buildings rooftops over the hills and distant patches of forest. Michelle happily turns to Darius, ruffling his hair. “Hehe~ Good spotting there, champ! At least we know which direction we gotta go now.”

She makes her way out of the tree, hopping onto the grassy floor and motioning for Darius to follow her. “Welp. Better start walkin’.”

Cold Blooded, Warm Hearted

trollsofthezodiac:

askfem-mike:

In the meantime, Michelle would keep her eyes peeled for that city Chuck had mentioned.

There’s a very brief cheer before the Troll darts ahead, easily hopping over a patch of snow with his paw like feet. This place had so many smells and all kinds of cracks and crevices to explore that it was exciting him immensely. After inspecting a few plants and some of the snow on the ground, the little greenblood gets an idea.

“Hup!” with that noise he lunges, claws digging into the bark of a rather large tree which he begins to climb furiously. Working his way up to the first high branch, he looks out over the view with a slight laugh.

“Awesome!”

Michelle simply zips up her jacket for the time being, the cold air not really fazing her. Really, since Kane tried to basically turn Motorcity into a freezer that one time, this was downright mild weather.

Walking over to the tree that Dar had decided to climb, the brunette looks up into the branches. Hearing the troll’s exclamation of excitement gets her curious.

She calls up to the boy. “Find anything interesting up there, buddy??” Maybe he could spot the very place Michelle was looking for with the view he had.

Cold Blooded, Warm Hearted

trollsofthezodiac:

askfem-mike:

She looks down at Dar and gives him another smile. “Nice, huh? Figured we could use some fresh air without the risk of Kane shooting at us.”

The blast of cold air and influx of several new smells startles the boy a little. At least, it’s enough to make him jump and get his eyes to open. When did they get outside? Better question was where were they? He hadn’t really been to very different universes… just different ones of his own. Looking around with curiosity clear, the little Troll’s ears perk up slightly.

Darius clearly didn’t know what most of this was. Not the trees, the snow or even the bit of sky that could be seen through the branches. Each was met with a look of confusion that quickly became curiosity. At some point his tail had begun to lash. Yes, he was very eager to explore.

Smiling as Dar’s tail started to wag (Oh god, he was just too precious~!), Michelle started to walk around, the troll still clinging to her hand despite his curiosity. The brunette looked around for anything that might resemble a castle, but sadly came up with nothing.

Deciding to let Darius have a little freedom to explore as they walked, Michelle releases the boy’s hand. The troll looks up at her with confusion, and poorly hidden anticipation to check out their surroundings. Michelle smiles and nods at him. “Hehe~ Go and get some exercise champ. Just stay where I can see you, okay?”

In the meantime, Michelle would keep her eyes peeled for that city Chuck had mentioned.

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askfem-mike:

She’d been going into Chuck withdrawal the past few days, what with everything that’d been going on. She was only human, after all.

“Yeah, sorry babe.” By the time Chuck comes back to herself and registers the words, Michelle is in her lap and Chuck is flushing red. Of course when Michelle goes in for a deeper kiss, Chuck just relaxes herself relaxing into it, but also trying to get closer. They’ve been apart for what seems like forever and Chuck now wants to be as close as possible. 

The taller girl shifts, thinking about trying to get situated a different way on the couch. but at the same time her mind is on her family, which is not where she wants to be. 

She tries to pull herself to this place, to Michelle, but there’s a nagging feeling about something… but she tries to push it down. Michelle’s here and that’s what should be her focus. 

Though Chuck seems to really be trying with reciprocating Michelle’s kisses…the blonde still seems distracted. Humming in thought, the brunette pulls away before gently pushing her girlfriend to lie on the couch, Michelle following suit.

The Burner leader manages to squeeze herself into the space between Chuck and the back of the couch, hooking her legs with the blonde’s to at least try and utilize what little space they had.

Michelle nuzzles her head into the crook of Chuck’s shoulder, pressing a few more kisses to the underside of the girl’s chin. “Hey…If you’re that distracted, we can continue this later, hm? It’s better when I have your full attention, anyway.”

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